Purity, basic element in chemistry
Purity is a fundamental element in the manufacture of chemical products ensuring the non-contamination of synthesized products and their use in extremely demanding industries (pharmaceutical, etc) preventing non-disruption of chemical reactions and loss in yield.
Activated carbons also come into play as refining agents in the synthesis of numerous products: organic acids, esters, polyols, glycerin, etc.
Chemical synthesis procedures call upon physical and chemical treatments, as well as product refinement. Activated carbons are at the heart of the treatment process as a filtration agent: they eliminate the impurities coming from either the natural original product or from the procedure itself (toxic byproducts coming from drying, products salted out by resins, etc.), thereby guaranteeing the purity and stability of the finished products. They are also used to correct colour.
In this field, PICA offers a complete range of activated carbons in both power- and granular forms, manufactured from coconut shell or mineral carbon. This line of products includes specific activated carbons for each type of compound and for each type of procedure: filtration by column or filter (granular activated carbons) or by batch (powder activated carbons).
The experience acquired by PICA in the agro-foods and pharmaceuticals industries, where the standards for quality are particularly high, is essential to the development of well adapted carbons.
Finally, the fact that the carbons offered by PICA are manufactured exclusively from renewable resources (coconut shell or wood) reflects a respect for the environment that is bound to reassure industrial companies with ISO 14000 environmental certification.